This book offers an analysis of the past and current status of same-sex marriage in the United States and other nations of the world, accompanied by a balanced review of the ar...

Author(s) By Newton, David E.
Despite a general attitude shift towards accepting same-sex relationships in the United States over the last two decades, there is still a prevailing opinion that same-sex marr...

Indeed, even among the few states that have legalize marriage for same-sex couples, California, Hawaii, and Maine have had their statutes overturned by state voters. Show more!

A comprehensive treatment of American library architecture, this work details the evolution of the modern public library from 1850 to the present, providing a broad, historical...

Author(s) By Oehlerts, Donald E.
A comprehensive treatment of American library architecture, this work details the evolution of the modern public library from 1850 to the present. Oehlerts provides a broad, historical perspective of the field of library architecture, examining the influences on the professions of public architecture and librarianship tha...

Covers various types of children's literature from Mother Goose to the Classics to the Award winners. This series of games and quizzes (cryptograms, word searches, scavenger hunts, plays, and more) encourages reading, reading competitions, and games.Author(s) By Polette, Nancy J.
Author(s) By Polette, Nancy J.
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The study described in this work was undertaken in an effort to uncover schooling practices that are advantageous or detrimental to the achievement of African American students...

Author(s) By Thompson, Gail L.
Educators, policymakers, and teacher training institutions are invited to embark on an eye-opening journey into the elementary and secondary schooling experiences of African-Am...

For decades, researchers and policymakers have grappled with the issue of the underachievement of African American students. Show more!

The author demonstrates how informetric analysis of information retrieval system content and use provides valuable insights that have applications for the modeling, design, and...

The recent wider availability of information retrieval technologies, due in large part to the growth of the Internet, has prompted an increase in research interest into the eff...

IR (information retrieval) systems. This work introduces readers to concepts of informetrics as they relate to IR, and how the intersection of these two subject areas can provide valuable insights for IR researchShow more!

A comprehensive collection of their favorite parts of the Big6? Newsletter, Eisenberg and Robinson have compiled this second volume to support information problem solving using the Big6 skills. Show more!

This guide provides reproducible outlines for report topics popular with students and teachers, in all basic subject areas such as art, languages, science, mathematics, history...

A follow-up to Borne's successful 100 Research Topic Guides for Students, this guide provides reproducible outlines for 100 more report topics popular with high school students...

Each outline will facilitate basic reference searching and encourage the student to perform successful self-directed research with both print and non-print sources. Topics reflect new and traditional student assignments. Show more!